Research News
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Scientists Found New Mechanisms Regulating Spike Traits of Wheat through High-resolution Genetic Mapping
A collaborative research utilized a mapping population comprising 306 wheat accesions, representing global genetic diversity and 40 million high-quality SNP data to conduct genetic analyses of wheat spike traits.
06 Sep 2023
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Scientists Develop Novel Base Editors
GAO Caixia’s group at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and her collaborators at Qi Biodesign have reported a CRISPR-free base editing system (CyDENT), to achieve effective base editing in the nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplast genomes of plant and human cells.
29 Aug 2023
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Soyasaponin Detoxification Is Indispensable for Soybean Seed Germination
Researchers from Dr. WANG Guodong's group in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), systematically investigate the physiological functions of type-A soyasaponin acetylation.
14 Aug 2023
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Scientists Reveal a Molecular Link Between Plant Organ Size Control and Iron Uptake
Research teams led by Prof. LI Yunhai, Prof. LING Hongqing from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Science, and Prof. SONG Xianjun from the Institute of Botany of CAS, identified key factors SOD7 and GIF1 that link organ size control and iron uptake in Arabidopsis.
11 Aug 2023
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MHZ9 Modulates Ethylene Signaling at Translational Level in Rice
Recently, a team led by Professors ZHANG Jinsong at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, provided insights into the mechanism of translational regulation in rice ethylene signaling.
04 Aug 2023
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Scientists Show How Female Gametes Control Fertilization Recovery in Flowering Plants
Researchers led by Dr. LI Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed that the female gamete in flowering plants controls fertilization recovery by secreting pollen tube attractants.
28 Jul 2023
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Scientists Reveal a Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Protein Homeostasis in Synapse Development
A study, jointly carried out by Professor CHEN Chang in the Institute of Biophysics, Associate Professor YAO Aiyu and Professor ZHANG Yongqing in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, shed new light on the crosstalk between glutathionylation and ubiquitination of Gbb in synapse development.
11 Jul 2023
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A Disease-related Protein Is Found to Possess a Novel Function in Maintenance of Epigenetic Modifications in Plants
A recent study conducted by a team led by Dr. JIANG Danhua from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences shed light on this matter demonstrated that TONSOKU (TSK) plays a dual role in regulating both DNA repair and epigenetic stability.
07 Jul 2023